Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education, has called for a “stop” to the “atrocious Injustice” against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Federal Government of Nigeria in collusiom with the Nigerian Senate and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha’s troubles started after her sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio, which has since resulted in her being slammed with a six-month suspension by the Ethics Committee of the Senate.
Ezekwesili said, “the incredulous arraignment of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan before the FCT High Court by the Federal Government for “criminal defamation” of those she accused of sexual harassment and threat to her life has made our society a laughing stock in other countries.”
The former Minister made the statement in her memo to President Bola Tinubu posted on her official X account.
Ezekwesili said, it is “unbelievable that the Federal Government was all set to arrest a woman crying for Fair Hearing, Justice and Safety yesterday on behalf of her traducers.”
She added, the criminal cases filed against Senator Natasha will henceforth be considered as “the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Tinubu Versus the Nigerian people”.
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Memo To: President @officialABAT
*Stop this Atrocious Injustice against Senator @NatashaAkpoti by the Federal Government of Nigeria in Collusion with the @NGRSenate President @Senator_Akpabio *
Against all laws of natural and social justice, Nigerians were shocked that the @NigeriaGov unwisely inserted itself into an already shameless saga in which a Senate President of Nigeria has flagrantly abused his powers and our public institutions to avoid submitting himself to an independent investigation of allegations of sexual harassment.
The incredulous arraignment of Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan before the FCT High Court by the Federal Government for “criminal defamation” of those she accused of sexual harassment and threat to her life has made our society a laughing stock in other countries.
That case was to be heard on June 3, 2025. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and her legal counsels publicly stated that they were all set for the court proceedings but due to judicial workers’ strikes, the matter was adjourned to June 19, 2025.
Imagine then how atrocious it was to read yesterday that the same Federal Government again stealthily filed the SAME matter against Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan without her knowledge and prior service with the charge this time at the Federal High Court!
It was that same yesterday June 16th when the subterranean new case against the Senator was being heard by a Judge that one of her legal counsels sighted the charge for the first time and ran into the court to represent Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan!
It got worse.
The FG lawyers – the public prosecutors from the Ministry of Justice- asked the Judge to grant them a bench warrant for the arrest of @NatashaAkpoti . And for this purpose, the FG was alleged to have stationed 10 truckloads of police officers outside the court to proceed to her home and execute the perfidy.
Arrest Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan?
Unbelievable that the Federal Government was all set to arrest a woman crying for Fair Hearing, Justice and Safety yesterday on behalf of her traducers.
What exactly is going on, @officialABAT ?
Is there a determination by the @NGRPresident and the @nassnigeria to reduce Nigeria to a Banana Republic where it is no longer the Rule of Law but the “Rule of Men who Destructively Rigged our Elections” to sit in unearned public offices and ruin our country?
Well, the persistent repression of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has transformed her into a Symbol of millions of Nigerians who are daily intimidated, trampled and crushed into SILENCE for daring to speak up, by a callous political class of this country.
It is why this atrocious series of injustices being perpetrated against Senator @NatashaAkpoti and now tragically led by the @NigeriaGov has turned all REASONABLE NIGERIANS into:
Senator. Natasha. Akpoti. Uduaghan. Will. Not. Walk. Alone.
This saga is now #BeyondSenatorNatasha.
The 2 criminal cases filed against her should now be considered as:
The Federal Government of Nigeria led by @officialABAT
Versus
The Nigerian People.
Bring it on.
Court documents on the case between Federal Government of Nigeria (Complainant) and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Defendant) – X/ Oby Ezekwesili
